Ethiopian prime minister's party easily wins parliamentary election
The ruling party secured 438 of 486 seats as turnout reached 94%, after opposition parties stayed divided and voting was skipped in Tigray.
- On Sunday, the National Elections Board announced that the Prosperity Party won a landslide victory in the June 1 legislative elections, securing almost 90 per cent of the contested seats.
- Roughly 40 million people participated in the poll across 501 of 547 constituencies, with the Prosperity Party securing 438 of those seats among 54 million registered voters.
- The NEBE delayed results originally due June 11 after technical difficulties and unrest in the Amhara and Oromia regions, where armed groups blocked access to polling stations.
- Voting did not occur in the restive Tigray region, marking the second consecutive time the area was excluded from national elections since 2021.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has led Ethiopia since 2018, faces criticism for growing authoritarianism following the 2020-2022 civil war in Tigray, where about 600,000 people are estimated to have died.
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The ruling party PP of the Ethiopian head of government Ahmed won the parliamentary election in the country on the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the parliamentary elections by a wide margin. According to the electoral commission, his Welfare Party (PP) will secure 90 percent of the seats, approximately the same number as five years ago.
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capitalfm.africaEthiopia PM’s party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country’s general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and little participation by opposition parties.
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Kristeligt DagbladWhile alarm bells are ringing again in the Tigray region, Ethiopia's ruling party has won big in elections.
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der Standard DEThe current Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed strengthens his power – despite the allegations of serious human rights violations
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